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U.S. food labels seen heating up North America meat war
The United States is poised to introduce stricter rules on the labeling of meat imports this week, a move that is likely to heat up a simmering trade dispute with Canada and Mexico.
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Showers to slow U.S. corn seedings from blistering pace
Occasional rainfall over the next week to 10 days will slow seedings of the U.S. corn crop, which was planted at a record fast pace last week, an agricultural meteorologist said on Tuesday.
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White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
The U.S. Senate should cut crop insurance subsidies, the most expensive part of the farm safety net, by $1 billion a year before it passes the new farm bill, the White House said on Monday.
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Swine virus confirmed in Iowa, Indiana hog herds
Farms in two of the nation's leading pork producing states have tested positive for the potentially fatal porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), U.S. pork industry veterinarian official said Monday.
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Weather report: Thunderstorms dot the southern Plains
On the Plains, recovery efforts continue in the wake of the tragic tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. Thunderstorms have re-developed across portions of the southern Plains, including tornado-ravaged areas south of Oklahoma City.
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Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
Agriculture may be a dangerous industry, but on the latest ranking of dangerous jobs from Bankrate, Inc., agriculture is overshadowed by seven other risky professions.
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Pork producer margins remain positive, packers better
Negotiated cash hog sales held steady last week, but average producer margins dropped $1 per head. Pork packers saw their margins improve more than $7 per head.
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Oil falls on concern about Federal Reserve direction
Brent oil futures fell towards $104 per barrel on Tuesday, on concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve might scale back its quantitative easing programme, which could damage fragile demand.
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4 rules for growing a business or industry
It seems paradoxical: When a company or industry tries to diversify beyond its core business, it actually diminishes its chances of successful growth.
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Oil ends higher on weaker dollar, supplies weigh
Crude oil prices rose on Monday against a weaker dollar, but ample oil supplies limited gains, even as equity markets hovered at record levels.
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Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
Drier weather last week gave farmers the opportunity they needed to make up for lost time. After struggling for weeks against the wetter weather, they were able to get 71 percent of the corn in the ground.
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